Cross Creek railway station

Cross Creek
Formerly New Zealand Government Railways
Cross Creek station yard, looking west at the start of the incline.
General information
Coordinates41°10′3.39″S 175°12′56.64″E / 41.1676083°S 175.2157333°E / -41.1676083; 175.2157333
Owned byFormerly Railways Department
Now Department of Conservation
Line(s)Formerly part of Wairarapa Line
PlatformsNone
TracksMain (1), crossing loops (2),
sidings (6)[1]
History
Opened12 October 1878
Closed30 October 1955
Previous namesCross's Creek
Notes
Previous Station: Summit Station
Next Station: Pigeon Bush Station

Cross Creek railway station was the base of operations for the Rimutaka Incline, a Fell railway over the Rimutaka Ranges, and part of the original Wairarapa Line between Upper Hutt and Featherston in the Wellington region of New Zealand's North Island. The station was between Pigeon Bush and Summit stations on the Wairarapa Line. The station was bypassed when the Rimutaka Tunnel was opened.

This station existed solely for the operational requirements of the Incline. It did not consign goods, or serve any local settlements, save for the railway staff that were based there.

  1. ^ Heine, Richard W (2000). Semaphore to CTC: Signalling and Train Working in New Zealand, 1863-1993. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Inc. p. 50. ISBN 0-908573-76-6.